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Ajay Ratra
Ajay Ratra
Born: 13 December 1981, Faridabad, Haryana
Major Teams: Haryana, India.
Known As: Ajay Ratra
Also Known As: Bunty
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Other: Wicket-Keeper
Test Debut: India v West Indies at Port of Spain, 2nd Test, 2001/02
Latest Test: India v England at The Oval, 4th Test, 2002
ODI Debut: India v England at Calcutta, 1st ODI, 2001/02
Latest ODI: India v England at The Oval, NatWest Series, 2002
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(including 05/09/2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 6 10 1 163 115* 18.11 30.58 1 0 11 2
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 1 0 1 0 - - 0 0 - 1.00
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(including 09/07/2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 12 8 1 90 30 12.85 70.86 0 0 11 5
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling - - - - - - - - - -
FIRST-CLASS
(1998/99 - 2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 36 59 10 1211 115* 24.71 2 7 72 14
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 1 0 1 0 - - 0 0 - 1.00
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(1999/00 - 2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 31 24 5 392 73* 20.63 0 2 31 13
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling - - - - - - - - - -
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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After a long stint on the fringes, playing with the Under-19 team and the
National Cricket Academy, Ajay Ratra broke into the Indian team in the
one-dayers against England in early 2002. This was not before the Indian
team had exhausted all other options, trying out Sameer Dighe, Vijay Dahiya
and
Deep Dasgupta. Ratra, diminutive, agile and as restless as a cat on a hot
tin roof, impressed at once.
A natural keeper, Ratra's intuitive movement towards the ball and basic
technique impressed pundits, especially in comparison to a lacklustre,
low-on-confidence Dasgupta. However, it was not until the tour of West
Indies that Ratra got a taste of Test cricket.
The young Haryana stumper made his debut in India's victory at
Port-of-Spain. While his glove-work was tidy enough, his batting showed
more than a hint of nerves. It appeared that he was simply out of his
league, faltering to scores of 0, 2, 1 and 13 before coming of age with a
gritty innings of 115 in the fourth Test at Antigua.
Although the match was drawn, Ratra will remember it for some time to come.
With each side finishing just one innings on a dead wicket, Ratra had the
chance to roll his arm over when stand-in skipper Rahul Dravid summoned him
to bowl on the last day. Ratra had never bowled even in a first-class match
before, and his neat figures of 1-0-1-0 will no doubt raise a chuckle or
two when he looks back at the game, but it was his century that earned him
the Man of the Match award.
(Anand Vasu)
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